Cities in the 21st century: exclusivity or exclusion? A case study of sustainability in Glenmore Park

Master planned estates (MPE) aim to design a community in full, planning all aspects from houses and trees to schools and shopping centers. The Coalition for Glenmore Park as an MPE outlined an approach to development involving social, environmental, and economic sustainability initiatives. However, the goals of the coalition did not match the built community. Ultimately the exclusivity of Glenmore Park resulted in exclusion. This paper discusses the background information to the triple-bottom line approach to sustainability, the development of MPE's and the evolution of the negative stereotypes in Western Sydney. Features further information on: Glenmore Park - Master planned estates - Sustainability - Social - Environmental - Economics - Western suburbs- Community - Bibliography.